Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) predicts that global oil demand will register a historic high growth of seven million barrels per day (b/d) in 2021, although it will remain far below the pre-COVID-19 level. While the oil market is still ravaged by …

Washington, US | XINHUA | As the United States is faced with a ballooning COVID-19 caseload, a number of states have rolled back their reopening plans and announced new measures in the coming fall semester, some with caution. With COVID-19 cases surging in the state of California, Governor Gavin Newsom …

Juba, South Sudan | XINHUA | The UN children’s fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday delivered medical supplies worth 651 million South Sudanese pounds (about 5 million U.S. dollars) to South Sudan to help the east African country tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohamed Ag Ayoya, UNICEF representative in South Sudan said anti-COVID-19 …

Washington, US | XINHUA | An analysis of nearly 300 recently identified human SARS-CoV-2 antibodies has uncovered a gene frequently used in antibodies that effectively target the virus which causes COVID-19, according to a new study published Monday in Science magazine. The results contribute to growing structural insight that could …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The latest edition of the “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World” estimated that the number of hungry people in the world increased by around 10 million last year, putting the world “off track” for reaching the United Nations’ goal of ending food …

  Dar es salaam, Tanzania | XINHUA | Tanzania on Monday urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) members to join forces in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing which were likely to disturb economies of the region. Doto James, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance …

Washington, US | XINHUA | Seventeen U.S. states and the District of Columbia sued the administration of President Donald Trump on Monday to reject the federal government’s recent rule stripping foreign students of their visas if the institution they are enrolled in only offers online teaching this fall due to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the government to provide an evaluation of the four months COVID-19 lockdown. In March, President Museveni announced a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. It involved the closure of public places such as schools, worship …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Conservationists are calling for the preservation of Watoto church building, a cultural heritage as plans for its redevelopment take shape. The conservatives include Cross-Cultural Heritage Center (CCFU), Historic Resource Conservation Initiatives (HRCI) and Perfect Events Ltd. They want the management of Watoto church to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said that President Yoweri Museveni is yet to assent to the Traditional and Complementary Medicines Act, 2019, a year since it was passed by parliament. The Act was passed on 5th February 2019, and it among others …